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President Trump on Sunday ordered immediate repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after alleging vandalism had damaged the recently renovated landmark.
Key facts
Initial work at the site cost an estimated $14 million
Trump announced last November plans to "fix" the 2,000-foot-long pool, including painting it "American flag blue" ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations on July 4
President Trump on Sunday ordered immediate repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after alleging vandalism had damaged the recently renovated landmark
Trump alleged vandals had used some "form of knife or blade, and put a 250 foot long gash" into its facade
Summary
Trump's direct intervention elevates a maintenance dispute at a national landmark into a public test of a high-profile renovation project. The president said on Truth Social Sunday he had personally inspected the damage. The New York Times reported last week that a no-bid $1.7 million contract was awarded in the spring to a firm tied to a contractor named John "JJ" Cafaro to install a water-purification system. Cafaro is an Ohio businessman and longtime Trump donor, who was convicted in 2002 in a conspiracy-to-bribe case involving a U.S. congressman, and again in 2010 for making a false statement.